diff --git a/part.cpp b/part.cpp
index adc4dbe23..d95fe0ada 100644
--- a/part.cpp
+++ b/part.cpp
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ void Part::slotShowProperties()
 void Part::slotShowPresentation()
 {
     if ( !m_presentationWidget )
-      m_presentationWidget = new PresentationWidget( m_document );
+      m_presentationWidget = new PresentationWidget( widget(), m_document );
 }
 
 void Part::slotPrint()
diff --git a/ui/presentationwidget.cpp b/ui/presentationwidget.cpp
index 04e86e0fe..2d29515e2 100644
--- a/ui/presentationwidget.cpp
+++ b/ui/presentationwidget.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <klocale.h>
 #include <kiconloader.h>
 #include <kimageeffect.h>
+#include <kwin.h>
 
 // system includes
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -46,9 +47,8 @@ struct PresentationFrame
 };
 
 
-PresentationWidget::PresentationWidget( KPDFDocument * doc )
-    : QWidget( 0, "presentationWidget", WDestructiveClose | WStyle_NoBorder |
-    WStyle_StaysOnTop | WShowModal ), m_document( doc ), m_frameIndex( -1 )
+PresentationWidget::PresentationWidget( QWidget * parent, KPDFDocument * doc )
+    : QDialog( parent, "presentationWidget", true, WDestructiveClose | WStyle_NoBorder), m_document( doc ), m_frameIndex( -1 )
 {
     // set look and geometry
     setBackgroundMode( Qt::NoBackground );
@@ -168,6 +168,13 @@ bool PresentationWidget::canUnloadPixmap( int pageNumber )
 
 
 // <widget events>
+bool PresentationWidget::event ( QEvent * e )
+{
+    if (e -> type() == QEvent::WindowDeactivate) KWin::clearState(winId(), NET::StaysOnTop);
+    else if (e -> type() == QEvent::WindowActivate) KWin::setState(winId(), NET::StaysOnTop);
+    return QDialog::event(e);
+}
+
 void PresentationWidget::keyPressEvent( QKeyEvent * e )
 {
     if (m_width == -1) return;
diff --git a/ui/presentationwidget.h b/ui/presentationwidget.h
index 48c87b355..fd59855fa 100644
--- a/ui/presentationwidget.h
+++ b/ui/presentationwidget.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #ifndef _KPDF_PRESENTATIONWIDGET_H_
 #define _KPDF_PRESENTATIONWIDGET_H_
 
-#include <qwidget.h>
+#include <qdialog.h>
 #include <qpixmap.h>
 #include <qstringlist.h>
 #include <qvaluevector.h>
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ class PresentationFrame;
  *
  * This is a fullscreen widget that displays 
  */
-class PresentationWidget : public QWidget, public DocumentObserver
+class PresentationWidget : public QDialog, public DocumentObserver
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     public:
-        PresentationWidget( KPDFDocument * doc );
+        PresentationWidget( QWidget * parent, KPDFDocument * doc );
         ~PresentationWidget();
 
         // inherited from DocumentObserver
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class PresentationWidget : public QWidget, public DocumentObserver
 
     protected:
         // widget events
+        bool event( QEvent * e );
         void keyPressEvent( QKeyEvent * e );
         void wheelEvent( QWheelEvent * e );
         void mousePressEvent( QMouseEvent * e );